"#1 For Some" Is Not Good Enough
Recent reports fuel efforts to link all students in Massachusetts to success in college, career, and life.
Key Learnings and Resources from New Educator Collaborative on Mastery
Angela Duffy of Springpoint shares lessons learned and resources from Mastery Week, an online collaboration and sharing event for educators.
Barr Announces RFP for Cohort Three of the Engage New England Initiative
Seeking proposals for $150,000, one-year planning grants from teams ready to do high school differently.
Creating Space for Change by Asking, “Why?”
A new video series engages millions in questioning longstanding education practices that are ripe for a rethink.
Barr Announces $4.5 million in New Grants for “Doing High School Differently”
10 organizations from across New England gain support to plan and implement new school models to advance greater success for all students.
New Report Details Challenges Facing Boston’s Public High Schools
EY-Parthenon analysis details challenges facing public high school students who fall off track, and recommends five components of integrated approach to ensure high-quality for all.
Five Lessons from Two Decades of Early Education Grantmaking
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Senior Program Officer Kimberly Haskins reflects on nearly 20 years of work focused on improving outcomes for Massachusetts’ youngest learners.
What Are My Options for Boston Schools?
New website profiles every school in Boston, giving parents easy access to the information they care about most.
Developing a New Vision of High School Education
Dr. Stephen Zrike, Receiver/Superintendent of Holyoke Public Schools, shares lessons from the high school design process that resulted in establishing a new vision for high school education in Holyoke.
Barr Announces RFP for Cohort Two of the Engage New England Initiative
Foundation issues request for proposals for a second cohort of teams to design schools focused on connecting students off track to graduate to success in high school and beyond.